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talking

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talking [′tȯk·iŋ]
(mining engineering)
A series of small bumps or cracking noises within the mine walls, indicating that the rock is beginning to yield to stresses.
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The story of Pinocchio and the Talking Cricket, in which one sees that bad children do not like to be corrected by those who know more than they do
The Adventures Of Pinocchio by Collodi, Carlo View in context
A little man in spectacles, with a narrow forehead, tore himself from the discussion for an instant to greet Levin, and then went on talking without paying any further attention to him.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
" Catherine accepted this kindness with gratitude, and they continued as they were for three minutes longer, when Isabella, who had been talking to James on the other side of her, turned again to his sister and whispered, "My dear creature, I am afraid I must leave you, your brother is so amazingly impatient to begin; I know you will not mind my going away, and I dare say John will be back in a moment, and then you may easily find me out.
Northanger Abbey by Austen, Jane View in context
 
 
 
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